Im Si-wan

Im Si-wan[2] (Korean: 임시완; Hanja: 任時完;[1] born on December 1, 1988), known mononymously as Siwan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for starring in the film The Attorney (2013), and the cable series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), which were both successful in the box office and ratings.

In this Korean name, the family name is Im.
Im Si-wan
임시완
Im in 2019
Born
Im Woong-jae

(1988-12-01) December 1, 1988
Busan, South Korea
Other namesSiwan
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
AgentPLUM A&C
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • violin
Years active2010–present
LabelsStar Empire
Associated actsZE:A
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm Si-wan
McCune–ReischauerIm Siwan
Birth name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationIm Ung-jae
McCune–ReischauerIm Ungjae
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSi-wan
McCune–ReischauerSiwan

Early life

Im Si-wan was born on December 1, 1988,[3] in Busan, South Korea. He attended Busan Gudeok High School, Busan National University, University of East Broadcasting Arts and is currently studying at Woosong Information College.[4][5] He legally changed his first name from Woong-jae to Si-wan before his debut.[6]

Career

ZE:A
Main article: ZE:A

While attending Chin Chin Song Festival in Busan, Star Empire recruited him as a trainee.[7] He entered a nine-member group called "Children of Empire", where he trained for three years. In 2009, they group started doing guerrilla performances around the country.[8] On January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their EP, Nativity under the name ZE:A.[9] He is also a member of the sub-unit, ZE:A-Five.[10]

Acting

Im joined the cast of the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), playing the young version of Heo Yeom.[11][12] Moon surpassed 40% ratings and gained "national drama" status, launching Im to fame.[13] Later that year, Im was cast in the revenge drama Man from the Equator, playing a cold young man that has a sad story behind his negative outlook on life.[14] This was followed by the sitcom Standby (2012),[15] and Drama Special Waiting for Love (2013).[16]

In September 2013

In 2013, he starred in the courtroom drama film The Attorney, playing a young student activist detained and tortured by the police on accusations of being a communist sympathizer.[17] The film was a critical and commercial success, selling more than 11 million tickets to become the 8th best-selling Korean film of all time.[18] Im won Best New Actor at the Max Movie Awards and the Marie Claire Film Festival.[19][20]

Im returned to television in 2014 and starred in two drama series. In Triangle, he played the youngest of three brothers separated at childhood, who grew up in a cold chaebol household.[21] While in the webtoon adaptation and cable hit drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life, he reprised his role in Incomplete Life: Prequel as a former baduk player who learns to adapt to Korean corporate culture.[22] Misaeng: Incomplete Life was a commercial hit and recorded high viewership ratings, with a peak of 8.4%; and was dubbed as a "cultural phenomenon".[23] Im won the Excellence Award in acting at the 4th APAN Star Awards for his performance,[24] as well as Best New Actor awards at the 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.[25][26]

Im then took on his first big-screen leading role in war drama film A Melody to Remember (2016), playing a good-hearted soldier who is hoping for a miracle even in a desperate situation.[27][28] He was also cast in the Chinese-South Korean web drama My Catman alongside Chae Soo-bin and Kim Myung-soo.[29]

In a departure from his usual "nice guy" roles, Im plays a cunning con-man in the crime caper movie One Line (2017).[30] He deviated even farther from his clean-cut image in The Merciless (2017), a crime action film where he played an undercover cop who works for a drug-smuggling ring. Im was invited to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time.[31][32] The same year, Im starred in historical melodrama The King in Love, playing an ambitious crown prince.[33]

In 2019, Im was cast in the thriller drama Hell Is Other People, based on the webtoon of the same name. This marks his first project after enlistment.[34][35] The same year, he was cast in the period sports film Boston 1947.[36] In 2020, he was also cast in the disaster film Declaration of Emergency.[37]

Personal life

Military service

On July 11, 2017, he officially began his mandatory military service.[38][39][40] Im was chosen to be an assistant instructor for new recruits due to his good performance.[41] Im was discharged on March 27, 2019.[42]

Discography
Main article: ZE:A discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
[43]
Collaborations
"Tick Tock" (째깍째깍)
(with Jo Hyun-ah of Urban Zakapa)		 2017 — N/A Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"But Still.. So.." (그래도..그래서..)[44] 2014 — N/A Misaeng: Incomplete Life OST Part 5
"My Heart" (내 마음은)[45] 2017 — The King in Love OST Part 4
"I And You" (나 그리고 너) 2021 — Run On OST Part 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Incomplete Life: Prequel Jang Geu-rae Short film [46]
The Attorney Park Jin-woo [47]
2014 Rio 2 Blu Korean dubbed – voice [48]
2016 A Melody to Remember Han Sang-ryul [49]
2017 One Line Min-jae [50]
The Merciless Jo Hyun-soo [51]
2020 Boston 1947 Suh Yun-bok [36]
2021 Emergency Declaration Passenger [52]

Television series
Year Network Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 SBS Prosecutor Princess Club man Cameo (Episode 2) [53]
KBS2 All About Marriage Trainee Cameo (Episode 18) [54]
MBC Gloria Trainee Cameo (Episode 11 & 14) [55]
2012 Moon Embracing the Sun young Heo-yeom [56]
KBS2 Man from the Equator young Lee Jang-il [57]
MBC Standby Im Si-wan [15]
tvN Reply 1997 ROTC Seoul man Cameo (Episode 4) [58]
2013 KBS2 A Bit of Love young Jeong Woo-sung Special appearance [59]
Waiting for Love Jung Jin-kook Drama Special [16]
2014 MBC Triangle Jang Dong-woo / Yoon Yang-ha [60]
tvN Misaeng: Incomplete Life Jang Geu-rae [61]
2016 Tencent
MBC		 My Catman Ji-baek Web drama [29]
2017 MBC The King in Love Wang Won [62]
2019 OCN Hell Is Other People Yoon Jong-woo [34]
2020–2021 JTBC Run On Ki Seon-gyeom [63]

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2012 Birth of a Family KBS Cast member [64]
2021 House on Wheels 2 tvN Cast Member [65]

Musical theatre
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph February 19 - March 12 in Seoul [66]

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 6th Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Booming Star Moon Embracing the Sun Nominated [74]
5th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Nominated
12th MBC Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer in a Sitcom Standby Won [75]
31st MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Moon Embracing the Sun Nominated [76]
Popularity Award Nominated [77]
2013 7th The Musical Awards Best New Actor Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Nominated [78]
2014 9th Max Movie Awards The Attorney Won [19]
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
3rd Marie Claire Film Awards Best New Actor Won [20]
8th Asian Film Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [79]
50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) Nominated [80]
Best Fashionista Award Won
23rd Buil Film Awards Best New Actor Nominated [81]
51st Grand Bell Awards Nominated [82]
Popularity Award Won [83]
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Nominated [84]
Popularity Award Won [85]
3rd Korean Film Actor's Association Awards Popularity Award Won [86]
33rd MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor Triangle Won [87]
2015 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards Best Actor Misaeng: Incomplete Life Won [25]
10th Asia Model Festival Awards Asia Special Award, Best Actor Won [88]
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Won [26]
8th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Nominated [89]
Actor Special Jury Prize Won [90]
4th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Won [24]
Korea Financial Services Commission Special Achievement Award N/A Won [91]
2016 InStyle Star Icon Best Idol Actor Misaeng: Incomplete Life, A Melody to Remember Won [92]
11th Max Movie Awards Rising Star Award N/A Won [93]
1st tvN10 Awards Made in tvN, Actor in Drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life Nominated
2017 3rd Seoul WebFest Awards Best Actor My Catman Nominated [94]
1st The Seoul Awards Popularity Award, Actor N/A Won [95]
36th MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama The King in Love Nominated

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